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Why I’m Working at the Boundary of Science and Policy
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Sometime in February 2004, I was sitting on a boat in the Bay of Thailand getting ready to do my first open water SCUBA dive. I did not know it at the time, but this dive would change the...
Agenda Available: May 23 OPC Science Advisory Team Workshop, Oakland, CA
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> "The Science of Climate Adaptation in California"10:00 AM - 5:00 PMTUESDAY, MAY 23, 2017Elihu M. Harris State Building, Room 1Oakland, CAOcean Science Trust and the Ocean Protection Council are...
Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Portuguese Ledge State Marine Conservation Area
Portuguese Ledge State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) lies four miles offshore of the Monterey peninsula in central California. The SMCA was established following the passage of the Marine Life Protection Act in 1999, which mandated the redesign of California’s...
South Coast Report on MPAs Makes a Splash
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> FEATURED IN MULTIPLE MEDIA OUTLETSDid you miss the launch of the State of the California South Coast report? Catch up on the media coverage and what California leaders are saying about the...
You’re Invited! South Coast Community Gatherings, March 20-24
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Sharing MPA Baseline Monitoring Reporting: March 20-24, 2017Join California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Ocean Protection Council, and Ocean Science Trust to explore the State of the...
MPA Night – Science Mixer – Calling all North Coast MPA Reserachers
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Hello North Coast Region! Let's eat, drink, and talk science! Myself and the Northcoast Environmental Center are hosting an "MPA Night" at Humboldt Bay Provisions, Saturday February 4th during...
Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Bolsa Chica Wetlands
One of the last remaining wetland ecosystems in Southern California, the Bolsa Chica Wetlands form the largest saltwater marsh south of Point Conception, Santa Barbara County. Approximately 1,300 acres in size with an intricate five-mile trail system, the wetlands are...
Getting Oriented With Our Key Communicators: South Coast MPA Baseline Reporting
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> We are always looking for creative ways to stay connected to our partners, including our “Key Communicators” who play an essential role in conveying baseline monitoring information through their...
North Coast MPA Outreach Videos Are Live!
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> The Humboldt and Del Norte Marine Protected Area Collaboratives, and Professor of Film David Scheerer, are pleased to announce the completion of a series of short MPA Outreach videos for the...
Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Año Nuevo State Marine Reserve
Año Nuevo’s unique environment led to the establishment of a land-based state park in 1985 and a marine protected area (MPA) in the adjacent ocean in 2007. Año Nuevo State Park is comprised of wetland marshes, rolling sand dunes, chaparral, coastal scrub and terrace...
Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Russian River State Marine Recreational Management Area, and Russian River State Marine Conservation Area
You sometimes see the phrase “All drains lead to the ocean” painted on the pavement near drainage grates in city streets, but this saying also holds true for watersheds across California. The Russian River is no exception. The river’s headwaters are located near the...
Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: South Humboldt Bay State Marine Recreational Management Area (Part Two)
This is Part Two of a special installment of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife series, Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas. Part One of the installment investigated what makes this bit of estuary special and the protections that are in place to...